Botanical Name: Cananga odorata genuina
Botanical Family: Annonaceae
Extraction Method: Steam distilled
Part of Plant Distilled: Flowers
Country of Origin: Madagascar
Cultivation Method: Organic
Composition: 100% Cananga odorata genuina
Consistency: Thin viscosity, clear to pale yellow liquid.
Scent Description: Floral heart note, echoes of Jasmine. Sweet intensity and complex.
Blends well with: Immortelle, Cape Chamomile, Yarrow, Rose, Jasmine, Grapefruit, Ginger, Cardamom, Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, Vanilla, Carnation, Gardenia, Neroli, Sandalwood, Spikenard, Geranium, and Lime.
Uses: Aromatherapy dream team for calm, relaxed, pacified mental states. Soothes tender skin and improves the appearance of scars, bumps, and roughness. Tranquils tension and body-mind harmonizer. Magnificent moisturizer and skin oil balancer. Helps hair shine divine. Adds sweet sensuality and playfulness to love potions and pleasurable perfumes. A delight to diffuse, especially with citrus. A benevolent bathing beauty.
Composition: Higher amounts of the sesquiterpenes, Germacrene D.
The Ylang tree is in the soursop family and is native to warm rainy climates, and its tropical yellow flowers are prized for their sweet, precious perfume. The petals blush with red as the blossoms ripen, and they are harvested early in the morning for peak perfume concentration. The delicate flowers are distilled the same day to preserve the precious oils.
Ylang flowers are harvested gently by hand as bruised flowers can result in less than desired notes in the final essence. For a floral oil, Ylang yields abundantly and is one of the rare essences distilled in stages to access the various aromas and potencies of the flower (the timing goes accordingly, Ylang extra is the first hour, Ylang no. 1 is the next 2-3 hours, Ylang no 2 is the next 3-5 hours and Ylang no. 3 is the final 6-7 hours). The highest quality from the fractioned distillations is Ylang superior, also known as Ylang extra, which the fine fragrant Ylang with a creamy top-note that we always offer and love to use in our exquisite petal perfumes. Ylang Complete Essential Oil is the complete, uninterrupted distillation attaining the full aromatic and therapeutic spectrum of the botanical oil. It is revered in aromatherapy for its deeply pacifying, relaxing effects. When applied neat to the skin, it eases tenderness and relaxes redness and improves the appearance of scars, bumps, and roughness.
This unique essence smells like a bouquet-dream and just a drop emits the floral emanations of balanced Ylang fragrance. Ylang Complete’s scent is sweet and long lasting, and our Ylang extra aroma is complexly creamy and floral.
